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Local authority in Waterford

Waterford County Council

Schools in County Waterford in this local authority.

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Schools
54
of 73 in Waterford
Pupils
7,480
55% of Waterford's pupils
Average school size
138.5
Waterford: 186.0
Average class size
21.60
Waterford: 21.63

Growing and falling since 2015/16

Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.

Every school's change

52 schools with figures for both years

Schools still filling their classes in 2015/16, and schools opened since, are listed separately.

28fell by 10% or more
18within 10%
6grew by 10% or more
Down 25% or more · 9Down 10 to 25% · 19Within 10% · 18Up 10 to 25% · 4Up 25% or more · 2

Grown most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 Knockanore N STallow, Co. Waterford 75 → 105 +40.0%
  2. 2 Scoil Naomh SeosamhDungarvan, Co. Waterford 121 → 151 +24.8%
  3. 3 Scoil GearbhainDún Garbhán, Co. Waterford 250 → 310 +24.0%
  4. 4 S N an Garrain BhainDungarvan, Co. Waterford 198 → 225 +13.6%
  5. 5 S N Aine Nfa SeafieldBonmahon, Co. Waterford 68 → 75 +10.3%

Fallen most

Pupils in 2015/16 and 2025/26

  1. 1 S N Muire Magh DeilgeDungarvan, Co. Waterford 82 → 51 −37.8%
  2. 2 S N na CilleKilmacthomas, Co. Waterford 162 → 105 −35.2%
  3. 3 S N Dun AillVia Tramore, Co. Waterford 131 → 87 −33.6%
  4. 4 Ballymacarberry N SVia Clonmel, Co. Waterford 207 → 155 −25.1%
  5. 5 Scoil Naomh GobnaitDungarbhan, Co. Waterford 142 → 107 −24.6%

Ranked by percentage change. Only schools with 50 or more pupils in 2015/16 are ranked, leaving out any still filling their classes then, because a few pupils make a big percentage in a small or new school. An amalgamation or a new school nearby can also explain a big rise or fall.

Newer schools

2 schools still filling their classes in 2015/16 or opened since, with 376 pupils between them. They aren’t in the figures above.

Class sizes

Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.

Average class size
21.60
Mainstream classes
338
Classes of 30 or more
17
Schools with a class of 30+
10

Teachers

Teachers in the 54 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.

How we count teachers
Class teachers in 2025/26
338
Up 71 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 12%
Teaching posts in 2025/26
about 516
Estimate: 338 class teachers, 24 principals and deputies, 122 special education and 32 special class teachers
Teachers in 2015/16
418
The Department's last count of every teacher
Since 2024/25
5 / 6
5 schools gained a class teacher, 6 lost one

Class teachers since 2006/07

One for each mainstream class, every school year

Schools

54 schools, largest first.

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Roll number
Holy Cross SchoolTramore 19629G 567
−19.2%
24 23.38 29 0
S N Dun na MainistreachDungarvan 18094L 455
−3.8%
18 24.61 33 5
Glor na Mara NSTramore 20116H 381
−11.0%
16 23.44 29 0
Scoil GearbhainDún Garbhán 19814B 310
+24.0%
13 23.85 32 3
Bunscoil Bhothar na NaomhLismore 20076V 284
−1.4%
12 23.17 29 0
S N Baile an BhuitléirighButlerstown 14679T 242
−4.3%
10 23.60 31 1
St Marys NSDungarvan 19953P 237
−20.7%
15 15.20 20 0
S N an Garrain BhainDungarvan 17159I 225
+13.6%
8 27.38 30 2
Ballyduff N SKilmeaden 13635R 214
−3.6%
8 24.62 28 0
Portlaw N.S.Portlaw 19970P 214
−21.0%
11 18.36 26 0
Réalt na Mara National SchoolDunmore East 20556M 196 – 8 24.50 28 0
S N Faiche LiagFaithlegg 18380M 196
−3.4%
8 24.50 28 0
Gaelscoil Philib BarúnAn Trá Mhór 19885B 194
−10.6%
8 23.50 29 0
Bunscoil Gleann SidheainCappoquin 20157V 189
−4.5%
8 22.12 26 0
Tramore Educate Together National SchoolTramore 20446F 180
+1,284.6%
7 24.00 28 0
Fionnabhair N STramore 17535K 172
−15.3%
7 22.86 27 0
Ballymacarberry N SVia Clonmel 19345P 155
−25.1%
7 22.14 30 1
Scoil Naomh SeosamhDungarvan 16732H 151
+24.8%
8 18.88 21 0
Scoil MhuireTallow 19616U 150
+0.7%
6 23.00 28 0
Glenbeg N SDungarvan 15318P 143
+3.6%
6 21.83 24 0
Scoil Choill Mhic ThomaisinKilmacthomas 20170N 133
−10.7%
6 22.17 25 0
S N na RinneDún Garbhán 17295Q 131
+7.4%
6 21.83 25 0
Rathgormack B N SCarrick-on-Suir 15963V 118
−10.6%
5 23.60 31 1
Newtown Junior SchoolWaterford City 20261Q 112
−8.2%
6 18.67 29 0
Our Lady of Mercy N SStradbally 13020D 110
+124.5%
5 22.00 27 0
Ballyduff B 2 N SBallyduff 15540Q 108
−22.3%
5 21.60 25 0
Scoil Naomh GobnaitDungarbhan 18488J 107
−24.6%
5 19.20 30 1
Carrickbeg N SCarick-on-Suir 11969N 106
−12.4%
5 21.20 25 0
Knockanore N STallow 17522B 105
+40.0%
4 26.25 31 1
S N na CilleKilmacthomas 16748W 105
−35.2%
5 21.00 24 0
Whitechurch N S CeapachDungarvan 18108T 104
+3.0%
4 24.00 27 0
S N Cill RosantaKilmacthomas 01711O 102
−14.3%
5 20.40 23 0
Passage East N SPassage East 14989L 101
+3.1%
4 22.25 27 0
S N an Baile NuaKilmacthomas 17133N 99
−3.9%
5 19.80 24 0
S N an Carraig LiathDungarvan 16950R 98
+3.2%
4 24.50 31 1
S N Naomh DeaglanArdmore 18048E 94
−6.9%
4 23.00 32 1
S N Dun AillVia Tramore 17536M 87
−33.6%
4 21.75 28 0
Aglish N SCappoquin 01395H 82
−24.1%
4 20.50 23 0
S N an Chlais MhorClashmore 02889O 76
−19.1%
4 19.00 23 0
S N Aine Nfa SeafieldBonmahon 18167M 75
+10.3%
4 18.75 24 0
Clonea NSCarrick-on-Suir 19443P 66
−18.5%
3 22.00 27 0
St Marys N S Grangevia Youghal 17997C 60
−16.7%
3 20.00 21 0
S N na bhFiodhKilmacthomas 17570M 58
−13.4%
3 19.33 23 0
SN Baile Mhic AirtDún Garbhán 05548D 58
−12.1%
3 19.33 22 0
St. Marys NS TouraneenaClonmel 18779U 55
−5.2%
3 18.33 22 0
S N Naomh ParthalanNr YOUGHAL 18318H 53
−15.9%
3 17.67 23 0
S N Muire Magh DeilgeDungarvan 18321T 51
−37.8%
3 17.00 22 0
Ballycurrane N Svia Youghal 07441S 44
−8.3%
3 14.67 18 0
S N na LeanaiDun Garbhan 16818R 42
−4.5%
2 21.00 21 0
Stradbally C. of Ire. NSStradbally 19726E 24
−41.5%
2 12.00 15 0
S N Lios Mor MochudaLismore 14164J 23
−36.1%
2 11.50 12 0
Villierstown N SCappoquin 07737Q 17
−62.2%
2 8.50 10 0
S N Cill BhriainClonmel 17643N 15
−31.8%
2 7.50 9 0
S N Cnoc MachanBunmahon 18077L 6
−73.9%
2 3.00 5 0